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neighborly news alllston by Margaret Stoltz 4357676 The March meeting of the Alliston Golden Age Club held in St Johns United Church Fellowship Hall was in keeping with St Patricks Day The choir provided Irish numbers and Earle Magee sang solo Danny Boy with Izena Long as Pianist Rev Clements in the opening devotional period questioned how many years of experience there was represented tge audienclfé some in ic cannot bought Frances Mor row contributed an Irish reading The main feature was on Fire prevention andcorrect procedure should any be un fortunate enough to have fire ably presented by Jim Hunter Art Grose and Am brose Heydon members of our efficient volunteer fire department Business included New Horizons report by Sam Johnson Telephone by Irene Holland and suggested bus trips to Mello Blends Concert in Barrie and threeday Tulip Festival Trip to Ottawa inMay Members were extended an invitation to Official Opening and Dedication of the new Knox Presbyterian Church Friendly Acres Resort at Huntsville was suggested as holiday retreat Activities are still con tihuing including weaving class The social committee served delicious lunch from tastefully decorated table TO SHOW SLIDES Alliston and District Hor ticultural Society members enjoyed pot luck supper prior to their meeting in St Johns Church Fellowship Hall Mr and Mrs Lorne Whetstone of King Township were guests Rev Lewis presided and made the presentation of service cer tificate to pastpresident Mrs Caroline Collins in recognition of her service in the local Society Announcement of interest was meeting on April spo nsored jointly by the Alliston Library Board and the Hor ticultural Society to be held in St Johns Fellowship Hall when Mr Prescott of the Royal Botanical Gardens Hamilton will give an illustrated talk on indoor plants and early planting The public is cordially in vited to attend and light refreshments will be served Introduced by Mrs Shibish Mr Whetstone who is the gardener for the Hon Walter Gordon gave most interesting illustrated lec ture on Wild Flowers with courtesy remarks by Rev Bridle Mrs Shibish con ducted the draw for door prizes to conclude most in teresting meeting attended by an estimated 65 members PERSONALS Mr and Mrs George Mc Cague accompanied by Mr and Mrs Henry Davis of Utopia have returned from 10 day holiday in Jamaica Mr and Mrs William Latimer and family motored to Forida during the March school break Mrs Sarah Halbert spent few days recently at the home of her soninlaw and daughter Mr and Mrs Keith Thompson in Stratford Mrs Walter Ferguson of Belleville visited recently with Mr and Mrs Ralph Lafleur Mrs Jean Hand spent few days last week with friends and relatives in Toronto and Burlington Mrs Gary Greer and children of Richmond Hill visited her mother Mrs Mary Harris recently Friends of the McGahey family former residents of Alliston were saddened to learn of the death of Clinton McGahey at his home in Oak ville on Sunday March 20th from the effects of stroke suffered few months ago He leaves his wife Esther and three sons Edward Ted Kenneth and Leonard Mr and Mrs Sam Johnson and granddaughters Vicky and Tina spent few days in Toronto during the school winter break baxter by Mrs Norris Cochrane 4246637 BAXTER John McKnight suffered two cracked ribs and facial cuts in car accident near Holly Mrs Lillian Jennett at Simcoe Manor celebrated her 90th birthday recently Kenneth Edgar and Jennings are patients in Stevensons Memorial Hospital at Alliston Deborah McVittie and Paul Turnbull will be married April 22 in Alliston Presbyterian Church miscellaneous shower was held at the Orange Hall Baxter for Miss McVittie The First Baxter Scouts Cubs Guides and Brownies left Central Baxter School to visit the science centre in Toronto Friday The house on the 4th line of Essa formerly owned by Mr and Mrs Breeze was torn downrecently Mr and Mrs Gar Cochrane spent Saturday With Mr and Mrs Robert Irons of Toronto Mrs Edna Edgar from the Beeton Manor spent Monday With Mr and Mrs Bruce Edgar Mrs Jack Jack Kearney and family spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Gary Cochrane Mr and Mrs Charles Mar shall enjoyed vacation in Florida as did Mr and Mrs Sam Miskey Debbie Cooke ent her winter holidays wit friends inToronto Lynn Turnbull and Helen Leslie have returned to Calgary after spending two months holidays with their parents Returning home from Calgary recently was Perry Turnbull apto by Mrs Carson 7288767 Roseanne Moran visited friends and relatives in Regina last week Basil MacDonald of Mimico has been visiting his sister Mrs Gerard Moran and family Lorraine Carson spent the weekend with her sister Glenda in London Mr and Mrs Moran and Peter visited Mr and Mrs Kennedy in Toronto Jim Draper has returned home after undergoing her nia operation at Royal Vic tori Hospital in Barrie combined birthday and retirement party was held for Chester Richarson who retired from Canadian General Electric March 12 and celebrated his birthday March 13 Family and friends gathered at the Apt house on Blake Street Chester and Doreen have left for holiday in Florida bell ewart by Georgina Mitchell 4563232 The community presented going away gift to Mr and Mrs Klemm and daughter Monica before they left for their new home in Newmarket They owned the general store on Arnold Street in the village for nine years The Bell Ewart Com munity Centre had its regular euchre Tuesday with seven tables in play The high score for the ladies was won by Elsie King with 77 and Helen Siebert with 71 There were five ladies tied for most lone hands The high score for the men was won by Jack Siehert 79 and Lloyd Graham 78 Three men tied for one hands Mrs Sybil Stansfield spent few days last week with her son Joe and family in Bramp ton While there they at tended birthdayparty for their grandson Blake Mr and Mrs Orville Mit cheli spent the weekend with their daughters Eleanor and soninlaw Orest Hawerchuk and grandchildren Davna and Dale They watched Dales hockey game Sylvia Barry is in Royal Victoria Hospital There will be bake sale Saturday at am at the Royal Canadian Legion hall spnsored by the ladies of the legion branch 547 There was program meeting March 30 at the Killamey Beach School Lefroy United Curch women have planned bus trio May to attend variety show at Ryerson Theatre For information call Eleanor Reid at 4562208 The end of the month Euchre was held Tuesday March 28 with nine tables at play The winners with the high score for the month won $5 each They were Lila Riches with 332 and Emerson Curtis with 323 The lucky name draw winners were Pearl Hadley and Lenard PeacockThe each won $5 book of Wintario tickets The ladies high high score for the evening was tie of 71 points for Lily Curtis and Lila Riches Most lone hands was won by Heather Smith and Lily Curtis Mens high score was Len Peacock 76 Frank Ward 71 and most lone han ds Roy Davis The 5050 draw was won by Sybil Stan sfield MOVING TO BARRIE few friends visited Mrs Lois Archer on March 28 and presented her with figurine as going away gift on behalf of he community Af ter being resident for 30 years she is moving to Barrie We wish her hap piness in her new home HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY John David Ferrier who is presently teaching at Balmerton Ontario was home for the winter break Balmerton is about 1500 miles from here in the Red Lake District Mrs Eileen Johnston had her son Ian and his family home for few days during the holidays The are from Toldeo Ontario EUCIIRE TOURNAMENT The Bell Ewart Senior Citizens Club 308 had four couples attend the Euchre tournament for zone 11 at the Bradford Gray Sixties Senior Citizen Centre on April The Bell Ewart Club was not one of the winners who will com pete at the Sunnidale Com munity Centre on April 22 The club did not lose altogether as two members won door prizes Mrs Alice Gilligan and Orville Mitchell were the luchy winners There were 29 tables playing and an enjoyable evening was held in the new quarters note of thanks to those who prepared the lunch and also to Mrs Joyce Molsey CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Mr and Mrs David Smith of Toronto on the birth of their son Gor don William Smith who decided to wait and fool everyone on April He was born at am and weighed lbs and 71 075 Mrs Smith is the former Kathleen Mit chell of Lefroy Gordon is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Gordon Mitchell of Lefroy and William Smith of Toron to He is also the great gran dson of Mr and Mrs Harold Stinson of Dundalk and Mr and Mrs Orville Mitchell of Bell Ewart and greatgreat gandson of Mrs Jack Curry of Toronto churchill by Mrs Saunter 7752470 There will not be doorto door canvass for the cancer society in the Churchill com munity The Womens In stitute is also sponsoring an euchre in aid of the cancer fund Donations will be gratefully received from anyone who wishes to con tribute whether they attend the euchre or not Receipts for Income Tax purposes will be available At Churchill Curling Clubs St Patricks bonspiel here Gordon and Lillian Kneeshaw and Gordon Tood and Dorothy Constable were the winners In second place were Lloyd and Ruth Kneeshaw and Ivor and Addie Rogers and third Paul and Penny Bassett and John and Jeanette Holder Fourth prizes went to Bill and Doris Gibbins and Ron and Reta Allan Conveners of the bonspiel were Stuart and Win Whalley and Don and Sue Parker Mr and Mrs Alfie Burgess of County Carlow Ireland were recent guest with their cousin Mrs Kenneth Sturgeon Churchill iOlK were among the 100 people attending the Spring Luncheon Thursday at Gilford wellknown writer of childrens fiction Lyn Cook told how she gathered the material for Samanaths Secret Room one of her most popular books Churchill United Church stewards are preparing for dance in the community hall on Friday evening April 15 with Jebbs orchestra in at tendance Eveleen Stewart en tertained the ladies bridgc club Tuesday night Sheila Sturgeon and Reta Allan took homethe prizes Good Friday service at 11 oclock will be held in St Peters Anglican church for the congregations of Lefroy Gilford and Churchill chur ches The theme will be The Objects of the Cross with participants from all four churches edenvale by Mrs Aubrey Gifan 7281 857 Well we do hope all the students had good weeks holiday from school Too bad it couldnt last little longer Holidays always go so fast Congratulations and best wishes go to the new daughter and her parents Mr and Mrs Art Van Laarhoven Jim Giffen was in Trenton last weekend participating in Badminton tournament Doug and Jim Giffen John Ploeg Maurice Schaer went on DHI tour on Tuesday to the Shurgain Farms at Maple Mrs Eric Ball and her brother Malc Dougall of Elmvale were in Toronto recently Thursday Doug and Jim Giffen went on the Simlt coe County Holstein Spring Bus tour visiting such places as akville Burlington Milton Campbellville and Georgetown Neighborly News is continued on Page 15 Congratulations are sent to the folks of Anten Mills United Church on won derful banquet and equally pleasant evening Congratulations to Robbie McNabb and Dale Giffen who were members of the Barrie Legion Bantam league Trail team who won the Cham pionship on Saturday night at Barrie Dunlop Street Arena Trail had the record of never losing game all year They played Montreal for the championship and Won 41 enda McNabb has retur ne from holiday in Florida county Innisfil highestcontributor to Simcoe Countys coffers By BILL CURRAN County Editor MIDHURST Staff With levy of $416917 Innisfil township will again be the highest contributor to Simcoe coffers among its 33 member municipalities this year The total which is up $17909 over last year represents an increase of 448 per cent Reeve Bill Gibbins noted during discussion of county levies that increased assessment due to new construction will hold the county tax against properties pretty well in line with last year The county came close to holding $122736697 in comparison to $117098907 last year the year line he said giving the administration credit for its example of restraint in view of continuing inflation and higher costs The Innisfil equalized assessment for coun ty purposes was shown at $153863884 up from last years $146913100 The town of Collingwood placed second in county levies with $313576 an increase from year Reeve Donald Spooner $318080 last who is county chairman of social services and welfare also referred to the higher costs We did the best we could he commented Collingthods assessment was equalized at Placing third was the town of Midland with levy of $313576 for county purposes this year This was jump of $12470 over last years $301106 but an increase in assessment will offset the increase Also paying more than the combined total of eight villages was Tiny township in fourth place The county requisition on Tiny with Reeve Morris Darby chairman of finance amounted to $254517 up $17524 from last Essa townships requisition for county pur poses was fifth highest totalling $231626 Iast year the Essa figure was $219919 Orillia Oro and Vespra townships ranked in sixth seventh and eighth place respectively followed by the town of Wasaga Beach For Orillia the county levy amounted to $201949 for Oro $192014 and for Vespra $190267 Last years figures for these townships were $191959 for Orillia $184912 for Oro and $185864 for Vespra The requisition for county purposes against Wasaga Beach amounted to $178270 up just $4190 Placing 10th was Tecumseth with $169317 in comparison to $140873 last year Tay township was levied for $142577 Mara for $126213 and Nottawasaga $126014 Last year Tay paid $149439 Mara $121383 and Not tawasaga $122231 The town of Bradford with $120210 was in 14th place and then came its neighboring township West Gwillimbury with $117338 The Bradford levy last year amounted to $113055 and West Gwillimbury $104938 Placing 16th was the town of Alliston with $106193 an increase of $3805 over last year The town of Penetanguishene was next with $97258 in comparison to $89867 year ago Adjala township with $90938 followed Stayner and then came Medonte with $83944 place was Tosorontio with $65050 down slightly from last years $68067 Then came Tottenham with $63283 up from $56802 for the highest levy among the villages which were levied for total of In 20th $249843 the oxamlnor Tuoodoy April 51977 11 ews Sunnidale township was asked for $58702 as its share Flos $57613 and the town of Stayner with $56354 Last year Sunnidale was levied for $49233 Flos $59476 and Stayner $47493 The levy against Rama amounted to $53101 while Matchedash with $29081 was lowest for the townships Port McNicoll placed second among villages and 25th overall with $43292 The county levies against other villages were $35019 for Beeton $27623 Elmvale $22245 Victoria Harbour $20109 Cookstown $19621 Creemore and $18651 Coldwater the The 33 municipalities are represented by 53 members with places having more than 2000 eligible voters qualifying for deputy reeves In larger municipalities such as Innisfil the reeve and deputy reeve each has two votes to help make up total of 78 for the county council At various times proposals have been made to bring about representation more in line population and taxes paid some of which have been placed on file for future con sideration with restructuring proposals Childrens song at St Pauls school in Alliston The childrens song lcsus is llic Rock sccms to conic IlliH as Mrs Thcicsn RtSlllllItlS Kindergarten class at St Pauls Scpnriitc School in Alliston act out the words to the IIMS FRO County seeks designation as official planning area MIDHURST Staff The Ontario governmcnt has been asked to designate planning area in Simcoe County for future growth projections distribution of population and making policies for agri cultural rccreational and in dustrial lands The countys first priority in terms of planning is to bc defin ed by the ministry of housing said Deputy Reeve James Belcher of Collingwood chair man of the countys planning committee in special report dealing with the projected plans proposed budget of $70000 was supported by the county council at its recent budget meeting at which current tax levies were set The planning programs and bcuments of all member mu nicipalities and the province will be reviewed and sum marized said the committees report outlining procedures it plans to follow if the necessary approval is received County representatives are to meet with each member mu nicipality to describe the pro posed program and possible mic of county planning Com merits and suggestions from local municipalities will be sought The objective would be to obtain detailed land use lll formation which is consistent in format and classification throughout the county it ex plaincd This is intended to enable the county to reasonably assess the environmental ini plicat ions of alternative growth patterns Development of an air photograph library was propos ed along with drafting of base maps New air photos of the entire county should be prepared and catalogued it suggested GENERAL PROGRAM general program is ex pected to develop which will lead to establishment of an of ficial county plan We estimate that step one will cost approximately $10000 to complete to our satisfac tion said the report of the Belcher committee which com mented If the county fails in its bid to be established as planning area it is our firm Milne tells about moves to help small businesses new effort started to relieve small business of some of the heavy load of hu reaucratic paperwork is discussed by Ross Milne MP in his latest report from tawa The member for Peel Duf ferin and Simcoe riding refer red to policies of Len Mar chand who heads the federal ministry of state for small business new portfolio created last year He said the cabinet member from Kamploops BC has con sulted with provincial govern ments Chambers of Corn mercc the Canadian derzr tion of Independent Business and also hundreds of individual businessmen and women SAME COMPLAINT Nearly everyone has the same complaint too much paperwork to satisfy host of government departments said Mr Milne who pointed out many small business people felt they almost need to employ bookkeeper just to fill in repetitive forms The time required to comp ly with the completing of the load of bureaucratic paperwork could and should be spent on running the business itself he said discussing problem which led some to give up Mr Marchand has been working out better system with Statistics Canada whereby the government will get the in formation it needs more effi ciently from other departments rather than directly from the business community Mr Milne explained Beginning this year in the transport manufacturing and construction sector businesses will be relieved of having to file census reports under at least one of their pre sent requirments The burden will continue to decrease said the riding Liberal member who said by 1981 it is hoped total of approximately 344000 small businesses will be exampt from certain surveys Indicating the cost of these procedures Mr Milne reported it was estimated that the sav ings to the small business com munity in terms of hours spent completing these forms over the six of their withdrawal will be more than $40 million Another immediate problem facin small business touched upon the riding member was that of access of government assistance In the past there have been several innovative assistance rograms requiring fairly lengt and complicated applications he said ac knowledging that this has work ed hardshi oh the small businessman cause he just cannot wait months for deci sion to be made From April the new 120000 enterprise development pro gram will absorb these pro grams into one operation It will focus on the small en trepreneur willing to take risk on good idea he said merchant bank approach toward assessing applications will provide full range of ser vices to aid firm to realize its full potential To speed up the decisionmaking process the regional enterprise develop ment boards Will be establish ed MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR These initiatives both on the long and short term are in dications that the government appreciates the role of small business as major contributor to our economy and our social condition he said Tuming to the govemments wage and price control pro gram Mr Milne said he was concerned because very few small businessmen respondend to the invitiation to give their views the other hand there was good response from large business organization as well as large organized labor unions would invite all small business people in the riding to review the various tions that discussed in my ast direct mailing he concluded stating he would be delighted to receive letters or to meet with business groups to discuss this important issue LEFT Magda Iuschavctz shows how Jcsus love reaches out from heaven to embrace the world and Kcith rot ty shows how Icsus built his church Examiner Photo Bradford faces MARJORIE DYER on committee belief that the provincial government should tell county council why Only if we are completely successful in step one it said referring to the application will we recommend advanc ing to step two and other recommendations AM 4T0 submitted Street next week contest runs Do you recognize this building It looks somewhat like pioneer log cabin but it was built in 1947 It is located in the eastern part of the county If you can identify it send the answer to Know your county The Examiner Box 370 Barrie Ont BRADFORD Staff Pro perty taxes for Bradford ratepayers will be higher but the rate of increase is not yet known says Reeve Ken Wood We should be getting around to set our tax rates shortly said the reeve stating pre liminary figures show there will be increases We will be doing our best for $400 for fall fairs MIDHURST Staff Sim coe Countys 11 agricultural fairs which qualify will receive grants of $400 each from Sim coe County again this year under the councils approved agriculture budget know your county Winning entry is chosen by draw from all correct answers Last weeks winner is Mrs Bernard Ilurtubisc of Lount Weekly contests are judged day of publication before the ratepayers said Reeve Wood in referring to the concern felt We have run into problems Bradfords water situation was referred to by others who stated the water system originally built years ago now needs enlarging to take care of the growing population For county purposes Brad fords taxes will be about the same as last year with the new equali2ed assessment of $44531 up from $41620718 off setting slight raise in requisi tion Bradford will be asked for $120210 for its share of county costs compared to last years $113055 Deputy Reeve Hambly is Bradfords second represen tative at county council The town council meets on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month and also on the first Tuesday after noon Ray Gordon isthe mayor Contest winner will receive Sunday Dinner roast courtesy of Bren nans Meat market